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Upgrades Coming to Faculty Information System in October

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 11:37am

Pitt Information Technology, in partnership with Health Sciences, Swanson School of Engineering, the University Library System, the Health Sciences Library System, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the vendor Symplectic will be upgrading the current Faculty Information System to a more modern, cloud-based version of Symplectic Elements.

August 2024 Microsoft Security Update

Monday, August 12, 2024 - 2:16pm

Microsoft Corporation has announced security updates for August that affect a broad range of Microsoft products. Microsoft Corporation typically announces security updates on the second Tuesday of each month.

Pitt Information Technology recommends that users immediately identify and install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature on their computers as soon as possible within the following guidelines:

July 2024 Microsoft Security Update

Monday, July 8, 2024 - 12:55pm

Microsoft Corporation has announced security updates for July that affect a broad range of Microsoft products. Microsoft Corporation typically announces security updates on the second Tuesday of each month.

Pitt Information Technology recommends that users immediately identify and install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature on their computers as soon as possible within the following guidelines:

Auto-Update to New Microsoft Teams Occurs July 1

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 11:28pm

Microsoft is updating the Teams desktop app for Windows and Mac for all remaining users of the classic version by Monday, July 1. After this date, the classic version will no longer function.

The new Teams desktop client offers a faster, simpler, and more flexible experience with the following enhancements:

Zoom Licensing Changes Take Effect July 1

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 2:58pm

Changes to the University’s licensing agreement with Zoom are set to take effect July 1, 2024. The changes involve the Premium services (large capacity meetings and webinars) options for Zoom licensing through the University.

The Zoom license add-ons for these premium services will be available in PantherExpress starting July 1. Pricing is as follows:

June 2024 Microsoft Security Update

Monday, June 10, 2024 - 9:52am

Please install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update.

May 2024 Microsoft Security Update

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 11:45am

Please install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update.